I have already seen lots of people taking it as a profession. When the crypto world got bigger many people used opportunities in the crypto world to get their day to day income. For some people it is currently just a hobby and one day it will definitely become their profession.
People who run bid bots and people who are already whales have been creating hell lot of passive income already. If the passive income that they generate is well suitable for sustainable life then it will obviously become their profession. I know few people in Steemit leading their life by just creating contents consistently in Steemit. Some whales delegate their sp to the bots and take Steemit as their profession.
It is also dependent on the price. When steem price was 5$ people made lots of money. Now again it tough. But it is not going to end up like this. Steem will again grow back to a greater price.
